Defending Against Phishing Attacks on Cloud-Systems: What Has Been Studied?

Carlos Eduardo Araújo Cardoso Cidrão, Oskar Hermansson, Simon Hacks

2025

Abstract

Phishing attacks, a cybercrime where attackers deceive victims into revealing personal and financial information, present significant threats to cloud-based systems. Securing these environments has become paramount with the growing adoption of cloud services. This study addresses the research question: ”What is the overall perception of strategies in scientific publications to counter phishing attacks targeting cloud services?” Using a systematic literature review approach, the research synthesized findings from 13 selected scientific articles, focusing on technical and social defense strategies against phishing. The study highlights the human factor as a critical vulnerability despite existing technical solutions like advanced authentication, IDS (Intrusion Detection System), and machine learning. Effective defense requires combining technical measures with user education and adapting to evolving phishing strategies. It calls for greater integration of social aspects into technical solutions and targeted research on cloud-specific defenses and AI’s role in phishing mitigation.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Cidrão C., Hermansson O. and Hacks S. (2025). Defending Against Phishing Attacks on Cloud-Systems: What Has Been Studied?. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP; ISBN 978-989-758-735-1, SciTePress, pages 234-241. DOI: 10.5220/0013140000003899

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icissp25,
author={Carlos Cidrão and Oskar Hermansson and Simon Hacks},
title={Defending Against Phishing Attacks on Cloud-Systems: What Has Been Studied?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP},
year={2025},
pages={234-241},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013140000003899},
isbn={978-989-758-735-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP
TI - Defending Against Phishing Attacks on Cloud-Systems: What Has Been Studied?
SN - 978-989-758-735-1
AU - Cidrão C.
AU - Hermansson O.
AU - Hacks S.
PY - 2025
SP - 234
EP - 241
DO - 10.5220/0013140000003899
PB - SciTePress